Financial instrument for fisheries guidance. Instructions for use

Summary:

Fishing and aquaculture are important economic activities in the European Union, in particular in coastal areas where there are few alternatives. They help to supply the European market, on which demand now tends to outstrip supply.

Faced with both the worrying problem of dwindling fish stocks and the challenge of a globalised economy, our fishing industry has, for some years now, been undergoing a process of change essential to the long-term exploitation of resources and a return to competitiveness.